Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.43/cwt on 178 head.

Average price

$151.43

178 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$14.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.06

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	153.75	800	149
Medium and Large 1-2	503	139.48	702	29

One grade step is worth $14.28/cwt here — about $98 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale178 hd

151.43

—

MO average18 barns · 11,160 hd

155.49

−4.06

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,828	69.56	1,271	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	53.82	791	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,147	45.35	520	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	33.22	352	14

Every lot, as filed

56 lots · USDA AMS · Patton Junction Livestock Auction - Patton Junction, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	135.38/cwt	134.00–137.00	638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	137.40/cwt	137.40–137.40	1,000	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	132.55/cwt	125.00–138.00	771	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	137.31/cwt	132.00–145.00	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	147.98/cwt	145.00–149.00	682	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	156.63/cwt	148.00–165.00	825	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	162.13/cwt	153.00–165.50	674	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	143.47/cwt	133.00–146.00	626	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	142.97/cwt	141.00–145.00	819	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	132.41/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,038	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	159.90/cwt	156.00–166.00	784	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	165.50/cwt	160.00–170.00	449	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	163.15/cwt	150.00–165.00	556	17
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	7,743	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,280	580.70/cwt	475.00–725.00	7,433	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	845	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,915	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	780	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,460	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,338	819.48/cwt	735.00–985.00	10,965	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,325	968.96/cwt	725.00–1,125.00	12,839	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	8,800	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	134.14/cwt	125.00–140.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	129.46/cwt	125.00–136.00	726	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	159.52/cwt	153.00–165.00	673	6
Bulls	—	—	2,200	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,705	2
Bulls	—	—	1,165	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	635	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	69.29/cwt	65.00–74.00	1,247	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	317	180.89/cwt	180.00–183.50	573	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	146.38/cwt	138.00–152.00	708	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	835	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	158.68/cwt	142.00–167.00	590	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	814	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	47.47/cwt	45.00–50.00	617	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	43.65/cwt	37.00–48.00	498	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	50.18/cwt	47.00–54.50	575	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	33.58/cwt	30.00–40.00	357	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	28.50/cwt	28.50–28.50	285	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	121.50/cwt	115.00–125.00	572	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	121.71/cwt	117.00–125.00	689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	125.33/cwt	125.00–126.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	123.95/cwt	122.00–125.00	350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	124.51/cwt	116.00–131.00	529	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	57.00/cwt	48.50–64.50	886	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	147.03/cwt	139.00–148.00	534	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	117.19/cwt	111.00–124.00	850	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	126.22/cwt	123.00–128.00	721	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	121.19/cwt	120.00–123.00	825	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	120.94/cwt	116.00–129.00	634	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	115.24/cwt	110.00–117.00	700	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	140.73/cwt	135.00–142.50	895	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	153.08/cwt	149.00–155.00	502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	131.60/cwt	125.00–138.00	697	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	137.05/cwt	130.00–144.00	591	21

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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